Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm manual Receive Diagnostic

		5 Interface Specifications
Command	OP Code	Description
READ BUFFER	3Ch	Copies the tape drive’s microcode across the SCSI
		bus to the initiator. Used in conjunction with the
		WRITE BUFFER command.
READ POSITION	34h	Reports the tape drive’s current logical position but
		does not cause tape motion to occur. Used in
		conjunction with the LOCATE command.
RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC	1Ch	Reports the results of the tests requested by a
RESULTS		previous SEND DIAGNOSTIC command or to obtain a
		trace of SCSI and servo command activity for the tape
		drive.
RELEASE UNIT	17h	Releases a tape drive from an initiator’s exclusive use,
		or if third-party reservations are in effect, from another
		SCSI device’s use. Used in conjunction with the
		RESERVE UNIT command.
REQUEST SENSE	03h	Requests that the tape drive transfer sense data to the
		initiator.
RESERVE UNIT	16h	Reserves the tape drive for an initiator’s exclusive use,
		or if third-party reservations are in effect, for another
		SCSI device’s use. Used in conjunction with the
		RELEASE UNIT command.
REWIND	01h	Causes the tape drive to rewind the tape to the logical
		beginning of tape.
SEND DIAGNOSTICS	1Dh	Causes the tape drive to perform certain
		self-diagnostic tests.
SPACE	11h	Enables the tape drive to perform forward or backward
		searches.
TEST UNIT READY	00h	Allows you to determine if the tape drive is ready to
		accept an appropriate medium access command.
VERIFY	13h	Enables the tape drive to verify one or more logical
		blocks of data on the tape.
WRITE	0Ah	Transfers one or more bytes or blocks of data from the
		initiator to the tape drive.
WRITE BUFFER	3Bh	Allows you to load new microcode from the SCSI bus
		into the tape drive’s control memories. Used in
		conjunction with the READ BUFFER command.
WRITE FILEMARKS	10h	Causes the tape drive to write zero, one, or more
		filemarks or setmarks (8500c format) to tape.

May 1994	EXB-8205 and EXB-8505	5-5
	(Standard and XL)